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THE "CATTERTHUN” DISASTER." A PROTEST,

To w koron or tur "Honakowo TaleĠRAFE."

Six-After looking over the report of the decision of the Cooit al Inquiry which faresll- gated the loss of the Cattarskus, I as a member of the same profession as Mr. Lanfear, the unfor tunate late second officer in the Catteritum, am fully convinced that he has been endoly and very harshly dealt with. The Sydney Morina Board seemed determined to lay blame for the disaster on someone's shoulders and Lanfear has been the "sheep led to the slaughter."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1895,

allowed it to go through thía breach, and it is 2. Tomsk-Krasnoyarks, to volte the dvere now being pushed on into Manchuria. It wilt | Obl end Yenliel, and, finally, eventually reach the Russian frontier, and will 3. Omik-Barnaul, to anite with the River probably connect with the Trans-Siberian Fall Istysh at Omsk, and with the River Of at road, and then one can go from Peking to Parts-Barbaul by land.

GREAT CHANGES FOR ASIA,

from that date until the 13th, when she was ordered to Palladelphia, for discharge The Sugar Tinst refused to parchuse the cargo on the Arrival of the vessel and obtained; it finally en its own terms. Demurraga for the vessels. - The first two-llner, for-800 and 500-veste--delay war counted up at the rate of $300 per day respectively, open communication between the agalast the owners of the cirgo. The cargo Volga river and the Lake of Baikal Ostrovsky constata of 12 453 basket of last season's crop. ascribed speclilimportance to the Omsk-Bamas! It was loaded at Tagal, Sourabays, and other Unë, as shortening the great water road from the ports in the Dutch East Indies. rich misleg district of Alal to Tobolsk and strengthening the trade

with China. Thus advantage of the

of Siberia, waterways thought would realise the cheapest frists and the centre of European Resta

and Korea will be carried through Siberia tocilon between the centre of Siberla Department has been experimenting for the last

this great fallro d will make in Asia. The tes It is imposible to exifmato the changes which

trade of Europe will undoubtedly go over if, and the great bulk of the sports from China. Japan Europe. As it is now, the fastest steamers are used for the tea trade. The new tean being the highest prices in the market, and ocean steamers go up to the city of Hankow, 700 miles in the interior of China, and as soon as they can load they all with full steam to London. They go on by the Suez Canal, and it takes them about forty-five days to make the voyage. The Chinese have already planned a railroad to the contra of the tea districts from Tientsin, where their new

Tea

Moscow. Farther Mr. Ostrovsky' traces general terms his line as follows Run, Spassk, Uľa, Zlatoust, Chellaba, Petropavlovsk, Omik.

Kalusk, Tomak, Marlinsk, Achinsk, Irkutsk. This route is almost exactly the roste Krasnoyarak, Kansk, Ugdinsk, Bainganak

The surveys were carried out la 187%, and it was found poisible to proceed to the carring out of these schemes.

A special commission was appointed in 1890, simultaneously at the opposite ends in the East hich decided that the work should begin

Let us briefly examine one or two of the details. Primarily, the second officer has been deprived of his means of livelihood for six months for altering the ship's course without the master's permission. Now, Sir, I maintain that the ona mistake military railroad begins, and the ten will finally adopted. Laniear committed was that his did not shipped right north to Siberia, and get to Europe sufficiently sheer off the course the ship within fifteen or eighteen days. was heading en. Probably, had be altered it to overland is said to be much better than that carried the extent of two or three additional points the Cetterthun would have been flest to-day;tton in the tes trade of the world. At present which goes by water, and ibis may make a TOTOİD. Was it not laid down at the Court-Martial beld at Maits, re the loss of H.M.S. Victoria that in urgent and extreme cases orders issued by s superior officer can be justifiably overidden to avoid apparent and probable disaster? Let us apply that dictam is the present esse. Was Mr. Lanfear, là his capacity whilst on the bridge, as officer in charge of the ship, to run her on to Seal Rocks, and into shallows which are plentiful in the neighbourhood of the wreck, as a cursory glance at thechart will show? Of course not 1

Then, again, as to the existence of the Rock which was swore to in evidence at the Enquiry bot apparently not given credence to by the Board An individual was deputed by the Marino Authorities to search for this unknown Rock and because this personage was unable to dlicover its position it was decided by the Court to be non-existent, that decision te to say the least of it very premature if not grossly misleading. In conf

consequence of the declan of the Sydney Marine Bound what Mr. Lanfear's position to-day? He has practically been oniracized and disgraced and to add to this he has lost all his belongings in the ill-fated ship. It is to be hoped that he is a member of one of the powerful Marins Associa: Hons In London or Liverpool which" will appreciate the fact that he has met with scant

Janice.

It is much to be regretted, I think, that the Marine Board of New South Wales appear, by its finding and rider, to have forgotten the time worn adage-de mortui nil util bonum.

You'r etc..

A BRITISH OFFICER, Hongkong; 24th October, 1895,

„RUSSIA'S RAILROAD THROUGH

SIBERIA.

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RAPID PROGRESS NOW BEIKO MADE.

TO BE FINISHED BEFORE 1900. The world has not in mif its exteni a territory so viet, so Hulle known and so rich in romantic possibilities as will be opened to the globe. frotter by the great_Siberian. Rallway, which Russia is building. It opens to commerce and agriculture a rich region, not azlike British America ta resources, and to the traveller realm of Interest to explore. Two more things ft will do: It will lessen tha-time necessary for a trip around the world, and it will greatly lesson the borront of Siberian captivity for Russian prisoners,

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The Siberian Railway will benefit not only Rusila, but the whole world. Siberia henceforth

·will attract travellers and settlers of quite a different character from those associated with her name. Thle new element will appreciate its wanderful, treatures and boundless resources. Siberia is not a vasi prison. The transportation of unfortunates has contributed to its progress, Just as it did in the case of Australia.

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The Western provinces have realised const

derable advancement. Tomak bi had a university since 1888. In Siberia are regions of great agricultural and indusızfal richen. The Urals bave almost Inexhaustible resource of precious metals. In 1888 there was a production gold valued at $52,000,000, of 5,950lb, of platinom and 33.300lb. of silver. In 1888 the production of the misleg industries of Rossla was 21.65 per cent. of the world, Shares furnishing almost the whole. The United States figure for 30.19, and Australia a5.37 per cent, all other countries of the world producing only a total of 22.39 per cent.

LENGTH AND COST.

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the foreign trade of China amounts to about $300,000,000 a year, and the bulk of this is made up of cently ariicies His tea and silk. These can pay high faight rates, and they will undoubtedly be shipped by rall. There are NOW in the neighbourbond of 600,000,000 people in China, Japan and Korea. There are about 4,000,000 people in Siberis, and this rond has the trade of nextly and half the world to draw from

It will probably make Russia a great mand- facturing nation, and the Russian iron will be shipped over it to Chias. There is no leon in the world better thas that of the Ural Mountains, and the Chinese are ready to pay high prices for good fron. Most of their tools are now made by hand, and they must have the best raw material. At present a large part of the frou used in China made up of cast off homeshoes, which are sent out from Europe by the ship-load The Chinese mako razma, kolves, and all kinds of implements out of this fron, and there la a great demand for it all over the empire. There are great Iron deposlis at different points along the Tran Siberian Railroad, and big factories will spring up at all these polets. The Ruralans are good Moscow and at Taul, which make as good hard. mechanics, and they have vast ironworks new war and guns as are found anywhere in the

world.

As

the line is now planned and being built, it La to run from Moscow right through the southern part of Siberis, making an almost straight de through this immense territory to the clty of Vladivostock. It goes through rich gold mines. it laps vast areas of rich soil, and it will pro- bably build up sa empire in Southern Siberia, The first section of the road is at the west, It begins in the Ural Mountains, and ibère fa an army at work building it. The next section is to run from the town of Omsk, on the river Obl," and the contractors are also st work here. In the middle of Siberia there in another army laying track, and the road is being pushed so, fast as possible from Vladivostock to the west,' It crossce great divers, which have to be bridged, and it goes through some of the most wonderful Canery to the world. It sklis Lake Baikal, one of the biggest lakes in the world, the Average depth of which is more than a mile, Near the inke the road passes through the mountains, and it has many tunnels and stone dyken.

"The mountains are of granite, and the work of constraction will be very difficult. Through out the whole central region and the weat there la but a sparse populailon, and it is the same in the east. The workmen have to be sent from

European Russia, and all of the rolling stock

and fron have to come from there. Some of it is shipped from the west. That for the easter section is being taken around through the Sacs Canal by ses, and there is another lot which is shipped down Into Siberia by the Arctic Ocean. The road is being constructed in the very best manner. The fale

weigh 18b.

to the foot. The bridges are

of wood, and the rond in well ballasted.

The greatest distance allowed between the stations is thirty-five miles, and it is proposed to equip the road with cong solling stock to form three seis of army trains every twenty-four hours. The road is to be los large extent a military line. The stations are balit of wead in the interior, though some of the larger ones are of stone. The depot at Vladivostoks is a big two-story stons and brick buliding. It is well constructed, and it would be a respectable dépôt in the United States.

The first idea of Siberian's way originated with the Count Mauravleff Amurski, Governos General of Siberis, who conceived the idea of The following is an estimate for the Siberian Straits of Tartary, and uniting it to Selisk on the making use of the Bay of de Castel, in the Railway for the total length of 7,113 veral, Or Amoor River, first by a 4,694 miles :-

into a railway, Total cost Roubles could be subsequently coverage road, which The surveys were made in 1857, but for want of Class 'of works, -

for

means the works were 'not carried out. At the A.

7,113 versts. vorst,

same time there appeared two other proposals. Expropriation of land......... 2,761,889- 160

one from the English anglocer, Mr. Dall, of a Mahlag the track... 75.486,838 10,614 borse tramway from Nijal-Novgorod through Construction works. 78 441,911 11,030 Kam and Ferm to the Pacific Ocean. Til Laying the line. 20,395,575 2,825 scheme was dropped by the Government owing Appartenances of the line... 2,108,031

to its unsubstantial character, Telegraph.

1,740,880 Ballding along the line...... 3,875.683

The other proposal was from an American, Station buildings. 12,856 575

545 Mr. Collier, petitioning the Resalan Government 1,808

to authorise a stock company, to be called the Water supply ..................... $595.375 633 Aur Railway Company, unling likatek and Station appartenances... 4,385,865 617 Chitke, calculating to get the necessary capital in General administrative and

Siberia ksell.

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4,630

unforeseen expenses .............. 32.357.521

-->237,416,340 33.524

Total.

B. Rails and fastenings.......... 45,907,925 Rolling stock and workmen

Included .................................. 40,565,950 Caulage of rails, fastenings,

and rolling stock............................. 25,331,059

..Total.

and west.

The choice of the terminus of the Westem line, on the other hand presented a more difficult problem, and only long discussion and study resulted in favour of prolonging the Seman- Zistoust-Mlass line through Cheliablosk and Korgan.

Finally, by an imperial wase, on March 17th, 1891, the question of the construction of the railway was decided in the affirmative. This rescript was promulgated by the Cesarowich on May 12th, 1891; in Vladivostok, and then he liid the first eastern rod of this mighty work.

On February 12th last year the Emperor approved of the following decision, made by the Committee

1. To begin during the year 1894 the pre- paratory work for the section around Lake | Baikal, and make the final researcheùi between Trkotsk and Lisivinichnala, an allowance is made of 10,000 raubles for the first purpose and 5,00 oublies for the second.

2,485.000 roubles (about $1,483,500) for section 2. To allow the immediate disbursement of I of the middle part of the road from Krasnoyarsk

of Jakutsk. P

Russia is in earnest about this work. The rest of the world will hope that when this work shall have been finished Rasila will prove her action in Asia," these being the words of Count "essentially civilizing character and peaceful

gastieff in 1873-New York Herald.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUR:

American (Gaelic) 27th lost. French (Yarra) 29th inst. American (City of Paking) 5th prox. Canadian (Empress of India). 5th prox,

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THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship Empress of Japan arrived at Vancouver yesterday.

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The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Ulyrut, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port this morning, and may be expected here on or about the 29th lent.

SHIPPING RETURNÉ.

Hands.........

· From 5 pæn, yesterday to 5 p.m. to-day. ARRIVALS, Hation.......

steamer, from Coast Poris.

Haiphong. Kutchinster, Bangkok. Probolingo. Holbow. Amoy, etc. Shanghai. Aggregaing 13,791, tons register,

Hackidati Mars... Keongwal.. Romulus.............

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Singaport.

Brasmar..... ........teamer, for Singapore, Kaiser. Hind ...... Formosa.....

Chunshan Dardanus Friching a Pris Heinrich ............ C. Burrill............ ship New York,

„Aggregating 16,459 tons register.

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The Japaness ́steamship Kackidate Moru lelt Katebinotza on the Igih instant, and had modasie winds and fine weather.

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COMPRESSED AIR FOR FOG HORNS. The Lighthouse Board of the Treasury

year with a new fog-horn, apparatus at the Staten Island station. Instead of the old method ef blowing their horns with steam, which was slow and expensive, the officials of the Lighthouse Board decided to use a gas motor, with which it is compressed later tank and liberated through the fog horn. The motor is called the Hörna-Akroyd safety oli engine, after its inventors. Experiments thas far have been made with stationary engines on shore. To assure themselves of the efficiency of the motor on shipboard the officials of the Light- mot rs and its appliances placed on the Winter house Board have decided to have one of the Quarter Shoal Lightship, off Atlar tic City. Two depilcate of the other, to replace the one in engines have been put on the ship. One is a operation in case of accident. It is believed that the engine will be as successful on rolling as on a stationary base.

The engina máved by a múccession of gas explosions in the platon. By the use of a Clayton.afr

compressor, alt will be forced into the large tank, to be dɛawa upon as occasion requires. The bist with the new generator and apparatus will fast 3 second, and will be repeated each mir ate during a fog. The greatest advantage, perhaps, which the new generating power possesies is the quickness with which i & sound can be made. Under the old method it took from 45 to 60 minutes to light the fires under the bailers for the Roseration of the steam to blow the horns Now, in minutes air can be compress d in the tank, and a blast of the maximum force can be given immediately. The ink to let fall of compressed mis after it is mad, and contains enough power to'keen the horn going for 10 minutes. Thus it will be seen that under the new method the blowing of the boms is practically continuous. They can be started before the fog rolledown upon the keeper and be kept blowing steadily urtli the fog lifts. The power can readily be shut off during any temporary lifting of the fog, while formerly it was necessary to keep the fires up and banded fra long time so as to be sure of being la readiness should the fog toll down agil. If the zorriment on the lightship on Winter Qarter Shoal proves a success, the next appliance will be put do on the light ship off Nantucket, where the logs are frequent-N, Y. Maritime Register,

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

HONGKONG FRRİGHT MARKET.

In their Freight Circular issued on the 24th inst. Messrs Lamke and Rogge write-

The healthier tone which prevaded our freight market fortnight ago has unfortunately not been maintained; the period under review has been devold of animation and basinese in most branches has been dragging considerably.

STEAM-FRRIGHTS:-Dur last quotation from Saigon to this port was 14 cents per pleal with but immediately after.

wards the market

an advancing dropped several cents par

pleal and for some days nothing better than zo cents per picol was procurable though no char. tering was done on that basis. A slight change for the better during last week end

enabled two steamers, bound for Saigon and back, to book thele return trip at 12 cents per picul and this rate may be put down as closing quotation for medium size vessels only. The local rice market being in a weak state and prices at Saigon unaccoutably high, the chances for an early Improvement are rather remete. According to Saigon advices, the new crop promises well, but it is too early yet to form any reliable oplaton as to its oultura, **-

Bangkok advices are somewhat more favoura able and natives are enquiring for tonnage at 20/15 casts per picul. No settlements have, however, been effected locally so far, but it is reported that the Norwegian steamship Sultan, just returned from Bangkok, has accepted charter there for eight consecuïlve voyagei, first a trips at 19/14 cents per pical and the remain. Logix trips at as/10 cents par plant.

With regard to northern "basiness, there has -been a complete collapse in Newchwang char tering owing (a very unfavorable advice from that post, There appears to be grent difficulty

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In forwarding produce from the faterior; prices HOUSE on BONHAM ROAD, with Seven The British steamship Haftas left Foochow | have advanced materially in consequence and on the 20th - instant, and bad fresh porth-cut | Chinese-are-evidently-at-a-loss how to fulgii monsson and moderate sea with fine clear previous" engagements as in several instancos weather throughout. Left Amay on the 22nd, they are trying to cancel charlers or to make and had calm and fide clear waxiber to about 18

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Through the influence of Count Mouravleff the scheme was thoroughly investigated, but rejected as Inopportune. After several proposals during the following ten years three toutes were laid by 6,455 Messrs

are Rachatte, Bogdanovich and Lahim off. All three begia

at Perm, and the Arst

end, 5:703 and second, is the town of Flamen (30,000 Darts O Inhabitants), and the third at Blelesers, on the Wiverpuasan 3.560 Tobol River, which it was proposed to make navigable. After thorough examination la the Government established thres routes--Vis 1. The Northern-

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Perm, Ekaterinburg, of the vessels of 708, 97% tons. This includes, however,

Grand total.....350,240,482 49342 As one verat iz 0.66169 miles, and a souble

is about to cents, we have a total expense of extent of 933 versis, er 615 miles, 2. Southern

As intimated in last report, coal freights from apan have undergone a slight changs for the Japad better and three steamers have been taken up at $1.49 per tons Moji ta ible. The enquiry is, However, Umited,

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On monthly terms, quio a number of settle- are on tecmd, mostly for local account. ments The Continental and Amur are intended for Formers ports under sub-charter; the Faceb Diedrichean has been taken up by a Vladivos- tock firm, who have sublat her loç ly, up to the time she is wasted for the Siberian izade, and the other boats ass chartered by Chinete for southern bustness. There are also fresh enquiries from Shanghai, probably stimulated | " by an incretin of business from Yangtse ports, Chinklang and Wabu, whence a number

·liners bars been chartered, racently at

been paid, whilst serafal outsiders were booked

According to Lloyds, the total loss of vessels dening rales, up to 18 cand, having over too long register during 1894 was 1,114

all vessels broken

$175,105,141 for 4,694 miles or $37,304 per mila, i Wighm, Novgorod, Kazan, Krasne-Cofmık, } entirely of casustec,, and does not consist

The railroad is now belag pushed all along Eksterburg, of an extent of 1,172 vents, or 773 the line. Since the branking out of the China- miles 3. Alstyr, Ufa, Chellablnak, of an exiant Japanese war the work has dien mors earnest, of 1,173 vessis, or 774 milles-the first belag

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SĂ-L FÄRIGHTs :-The berth for New York has been rillaved eansiderably by tha depariste of four ships, and no frest chartar has been effected and shippers are very reluctant se to re-opening negotiations. OwnerA ATÉ abost 23/od Shanghel and Hongkong to testnet togange, amounted to 862,000 tons to port only, but this rate f

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e freighters decline to pay and business in the meantime is practically suspended. For San Francisco, a small carrier has been chartered coming about (gold) $3 per ton." For Honolulu, the Valectly in dolog another trip at the old rate, Coastwiss-No charters reported.

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